Definition of Cartridge holder

1. Noun. A metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun.

Exact synonyms: Cartridge Clip, Clip, Magazine
Group relationships: Gun
Specialized synonyms: Pincurl Clip
Generic synonyms: Supply Chamber

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cartridge Holder

cartopping
cartops
cartouch
cartouche
cartouches
cartridge
cartridge belt
cartridge box
cartridge boxes
cartridge clip
cartridge ejector
cartridge extractor
cartridge font
cartridge fuse
cartridge holder (current term)
cartridge paper
cartridge pen
cartridge pens
cartridge remover
cartridgeless
cartridgelike
cartridges
cartroad
cartroads
carts
cartsful
cartularies
cartulary
cartway

Literary usage of Cartridge holder

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Modern Mechanism: Exhibiting the Latest Progress in Machines, Motors, and by D. Appleton and Company (1892)
"There is no cartridge-holder. Designed to be used always as a magazine rifle. ... The cartridge-holder is essential to the feeding-action of the magazine. ..."

2. United States Congressional Serial Setby United States Government Printing Office by United States Government Printing Office (1895)
"Bleating- Cartridge-crimping machine Cartridge-elevating mechanism Cartridge. Fumigating- Cartridge-holder Cartridge implement Cartridge-holder. Reloading . ..."

3. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1909)
"The main part, which is carried on the back, consists of a frame supporting the cartridge-holder, cooler, pressure-reduction valve, D, suction-nozzle, M, ..."

4. Winston's Cumulative Loose-leaf Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Reference Workedited by Thomas Edward Finegan edited by Thomas Edward Finegan (1922)
"... The Mauser is a magazine rifle In which the cartridge-holder or clip consists merely of a strip of metal curved at its edges to enfold the flanged heads ..."

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